#!usr/bin/env python 

import string 

alphas = string.letters + '_' 
nums = string.digits 

print 'Welcome to the Identifier Checker v1.0' 
print 'Testees must be at least 2 chars long' 
myInput = raw_input('Identifier to test? ') 

if len(myInput) > 1: 
	if myInput[0] not in alphas:
		print '''invalid: first symbol must be alphabetic'''
	else:
		for otherChar in myInput[1:]:
			if otherChar not in alphas + nums:
				print '''invalid: remaining symbols must be alphanumeric'''
				break 
			else:
				print "okay as an identifier"
